Brooder



`RoomiR. APPLICATION FILED FEB. I0. |920.

PatentedJuly 13, 1920.

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BROODER.

APPLICATION FILED FFB. lo. 1920.

Patented J ulyV 13, 1920.

VIII/Il UNiTEDsTA TES., PATENT oFFlcE.

ANDREW F. SHULER, ARCANUM, OHIO.

BRooDER.

Application inea February -1o, 1920. serial No. 357.532.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW F. SHULER, a citizen of the United States, residin in Arcanum, in the county of Darke andtate of Ohio, .have invented certain new vand useful Improvements in Brooders, of which the following is a specification. My* invention relates to `new and useful improvements in brooders, and has for its object to provide an elficienta'nd reliable brooder for brooding chicks under the most favorable conditions as tothe character of fuel and the control of the temperature. To the above ends the improvements relate -to the coal burning `brooder having features which enable the poultryman to care for a large number of chicks with a minimum amount of labor, and to means for regulating the temperature at all times, and a constant and proper supply ,of fresh air, as hereinafte'rmore fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings.

.Figure l of said drawings is a top plan viewof the hood or hover part of the same being broken away.

temperature regulating device.

Fig. 2 is va front elevation of the brooder, showing one-half of the hover elevated.

Fig. 3 is a topA plan view of the stove and Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the same.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal cross section through the upper part of the stove.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the upperk `part of the stove showing the check contained. The stove -v-l-` has a draft'opening lt -*in the base thereof below the grate -5-. Secured tothe said baseover the draft opening -4- is a horizontally extended arm .6f the secured end of which has an openin -7- which registers with the draft openin -4- and opens through the upper side o said arm as at -8-, .A

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13,1920.

41n connection with the draft opening The said arm 9 's fulcrumed at -12- to thearm `6 and it has a screw"'-13- whlch passes through the free end thereof. Beneath the screw -13- and mounted on the end of the arm. -6- is 'a thermostat -2. The screw -.-`.113- maybe adjusted relative to thethermostat to regulate the position of the damper 'end l1- f of the arm 9- relative to the draft opening --8`g l The expansion of the thermostat, when suflicient, will close the damper and when said thermostat contracts, the damper will be caused to vopen in proportion to the amount of contraction. The tilting arm or lever -9- is connected to `a check damper l5- by a'chain -16-. The check damper -15-. is hinged to an arm 17-extend tilting arm or lever -9- has its inne-r end ed from an elbow '-18- which registers' with an opening -19- in the upper part of the stove. `The check damper 'M15- controls the draft through the stove -according to the temperature as it affects the thermostat -2-5 VF or example, when the damper `11c1oses the draft inlet in the base ofthe stove, damper 15 is o cned and when the draft damper 1l- 1s not under the control of the thermostat itis opened by the weight of the check damper -15- which always is closed when the temperature is not such as to. expand the thermostat.

The lue outlet -201- in the'top of the 'stove as well as the air inlet v-19-'' have on p the interior ofthe stove balile plates ,-217- in position by bolts' -23-4 and provide lateral passages 24 and +25- for the incoming air and outgoing products of comand $22- respectively, which are secured bustion. A direct passage of air across the i upper part of the stove, is -thus avoided. At the top of the stove and on the exterlor opposite sidesthereof are lugs 26- which "serve as supports for the hood, when the same is in position to cover the' chicks. The top ofthe stove has the usual removable plate which admits ofthe feed of coal. The

hood for hover inclosure consists of' two' parts, which provide a suitable opening to receive the to of the stove. The said hood is constructe of suitable sheet metal and the metal surrounding the openings in each part for the top of the stove 1 s strength-l enedby a semi-circular metal plece #-28* the ends -27- of which project and have the form of eyes through which pass screws or pins 29- which enter the top of the stove and thus form hinges `for the two parts of the hood to be raised and lowered upon. As is shown in Fig. 2 one half of the hood is raised and is temporarily held in such a position by means of a hook -30- on the edge thereofthat extends around the smoke pipe -3l-. When the parts of the hood are lowered they are Supported in `such positions upon the side lugs --26'- onthe upper sides of the stove. vWhen lowered, the parts of the hood may`be joined at their meeting edges by hooks 32- and thus held firmly together. The meeting edges of the two parts of the hood are provided with openings which, when the parts of the hood come together, provide an opening for the check draft elbow -18- to project through.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a brooder of the type specified, a

. yheat generator in the form of an upright stove, having a draft-opening in the base thereof and a draft check opening in the top thereof, an arm extendlng from the base having an opening through the upper side thereof communicating with the ysaid draft opening, an elbow communicating with the draft check opening, a lever pivoted to the arm having its inner Iend in the form of a damper which coperates with the opening in said arm and whereby the draft is regulated, a thermostat controlling said lever, a damper for the draft check opening, and a flexible connection between said lever and said -last named damper whereby thethermostat is `a apted to control uthe positions of both dampers simultaneously.'

2. In a brooder of the type specified, a

heater in the form of an upright stove having a draft opening in the base thereof, and a check draft openlng and an outlet for the escape of the products of combustion in the top thereof, an arm supported on the Vbase thereof ,having an openin registering with said draft opening exten ing through the upper surface of said arm, a lever fulcheck draft opening, and a chain connecting said last named damper with said lever, said last named damper being adapted to Vbe opened through the action of the thermostat when the draft opening is close thereby. v

A3. A brooder heater comprising an upright stove, having a draft opening in the base thereof and a check draft opening in 'the to thereo for the outlet of the products of combustion, bale walls arrangedadjacent to the check draft opening and the opening for the outlet of the products of combustion to deflect the air entering the check draft opening, and a thermostat adapted to control both draftand check draft openings.

thereof, and an outlet in the `top` 4. A brooder heater comprising an upright stovev having a draft .opening in the base thereof, ahd a check draft opening and anoutlet for the escape ofthe productsof combustion in the top thereof, baffle walls arranged between said check draft opening and said loutlet to deflect the air entering the draft check opening, an arm supported on said base havlng an. opening registering -with the draft opening therein and extend- .ing through the upper side of said arm, a A

lever fulcrumed on said arm having an end forming.y a damper which coperates with the draft opening in said arm, a thermostat mounted on said arm below said lever and adapted to actuate `said lever to regulate the draft, a damper coperating with the check draft opening, and a connection between said damper and said lever, the said damper being adapted to be opened through the action of the thermostat when the draft opening is closed thereby.

n testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ANDREW F. sHuLER. 

